Comment

This shows broadly the same scene as FT252. Wilcox stated that the earliest Tivoli view was 1 May (meaning FT257), but Towne dated this a few days before.1 The dark colours, the use of gum and the neat watercolour and ink hatchings all point to significant workings long after 1781. Towne’s fingerprints are evident in the top-centre edge of the sky.